fish for

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Many coastal communities in the region depend heavily on fish for food, income, and cultural practices, which raises concerns about the long-term effects of consuming contaminated seafood.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

Maybe it’s flaky white fish for tacos or beer-battered fish and chips; a cola- and honey-glazed ham that carries you through Sunday lunch and the week’s best sandwiches; impossibly crisp chicken thighs.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

He said Beckstrom loved to hunt and fish for bass and bluegill and ride four-wheelers on trails through the mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The chimp she later named David Graybeard had been using the stalk to fish for the bugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

"Four soups and two lambs and two fish for table twenty-eight! Three apple-pies and two strawberry ice-creams for number seventeen!"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl